The tribunal of Vatican City State has published its reasons for convicting Cardinal Angelo Becciu, stating he was involved in the illicit use of Holy See funds despite having no “profit-making purpose.”
The lengthy document of nearly 800 pages details not only its December 2023 verdict on the sale of a Vatican-owned London property that resulted in losses to the Holy See of 200 million euros, but also other offenses that emerged during the so-called “Trial of the Century.”
The tribunal convicted Cardinal Becciu of three counts of embezzlement and sentenced him to five years and six months in prison. He was also fined 8,000 euros ($8,700) and permanently disqualified from holding public office.
Five other defendants — Raffaele Mincione, Enrico Crasso, Gianluigi Torzi, Fabrizio Tirabassi and Cecilia Marogna — also received prison sentences of varying length.